Dimitrov and a very clear goal: "I want to stay injury-free"

Grigor Dimitrov suffered like no one else in 2025, having to retire in three out of the four Grand Slams, as well as missing the US Open, due to injuries. Now that the storm has passed, the Bulgarian tennis player is facing the new season with optimism and eagerness to start in the best possible way.

His first stop in Australia will be the ATP Brisbane 2026, where he can truly test himself to see where his level is and the steps to take to arrive in optimal conditions at the Australian Open 2026. These were Grigor's words at the press conference before the tournament began.

"Every time I can compete at the beginning of the year, I always feel very good. It's true that I couldn't play at the end of last year, but I arrive in Australia with great excitement and hope of being able to play a full year. This will be, in a way, my goal: to stay injury-free, a new experience for me, but I suppose that as a player, it's wonderful to experience all aspects of the game, and I believe that, naturally, I have done so until now. I am very grateful to be back," said Grigor Dimitrov on his return to the circuit since the ATP Brisbane 2025.

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Dimitrov's Return to the Circuit

"I feel good to be able to compete again; it was my main goal. I never wanted to go play a tournament knowing that I wouldn't be able to finish it. I've had many headaches, as I thought in the last year and a half, two, retiring from tournaments and also from several Grand Slams. I focused a lot on making sure I returned at the beginning of the year. The recovery also took its time; I didn't want to rush. Although I played in Paris, it was more to see how my arm was, what more I needed to do."

"Physically, I wasn't at 100%, so there were many factors to consider, but it was a great journey for me, to understand myself, to understand how my body is, in what I think physically and mentally. As we all know, those are the most important components of our game."

Dimitrov Explains the Positive Aspect of Not Being Able to Compete on the Circuit for so Many Weeks

"I had the opportunity to be at home, to travel, but not for tennis. I had the opportunity to go on vacation four times. Overall, I was able to distance myself a bit from the sport. It also made me realize things I like and things I didn't know I liked or didn't like. It was a very complete cycle of things I did."

"In the end, I also had a lot of work to do. I was trying to organize a new team, trying to bring in more people, trying to find a different way to train. I still had a lot of work; I had to be very patient. I've always been very patient, but this time I had to be even more so. It was, in a way, a very different approach than any other I've done."

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